As used in this chapter, and in every law relating to or affecting animals, unless the context indicates otherwise, the following terms have the following meanings. 2. Animal. “Animal” means every living, sentient creature not a human being. 11. Commissioner. “Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry or his duly authorized agent. 27. Vertebrate. “Vertebrate” means a subphylum of chordate animals comprising those having a brain enclosed in a skull or cranium and a segmented spinal column, including mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians and fish.
Citation: 17 M.R.S.A. § 1011;